The Osceola times., 1887-08-27
WEEKLY SUM MARY,
Showing Results Of the Winter Wheat and
Dat Harvest in the West and Northwest
Condition of the Yet Unmatured Corn
Crop-Tardy but Welcome Rains.


Chicago, Aug. 2l.-The following crop
summary will appear in this weeks issue
Of the Farmers Rerielr, showing the re-
suit Of the wheat and oat harvest in the
West and Northwest, together with the
condition of the yet unmatured corn
crop:
Our reports do not indicate any mate
rial change in tho condition OF the corn
crop in the different States as result OF
the recent refreshing rains. Corn on high
and dry lands was too far gone to be re-
cuperated by rains, but low
living and late-planted fields have
been somewhat helped. These, however,
are not of sufficient acreage to affect TO
any appreciable degree the general aver
age of condition. Dakota alone reports
the condition of the crop above average.
The average yield of winter wheat in the
different States, as shown by the spring
returns from our crop report, is as fol-
lows:
Twenty five Illinois counties, II 3-4
bushels: II Wisconsin counties, 20 bush
els II Ohio counties, 10 3-ll bushels; IL
Missouri counties, 30 4-13 bushels;9 3 Mich
igan counties, 10 l-3 bushels; s Kentucky
counties, 10 bushels; Is Kansas counties,
1e 2-5 bushels; and II Indiana counties,
IA Is bushels.
The average yield of spring wheat in the
different States is as follows:
Fourteen counties in Iowa, ~ bushels; IA
counties in Dakota, 10 bushels; counties
in Minnesota, 1-2 bushels, and l3 counties
In Nebraska, IL s-l3 bushels.
The average yield of oats in the differ
ent states as shown 10y threshing returns
from our report is as follows:
Twenty Illinois counties, 32 bushels !;
IL Wisconsin counties, 20 OIL bush
els; !, Ohio counties, 81 20 bushels I;
II Missouri counties, - 4-5 buse-
els II Michigan counties, p
bushels; ! Kentucky counties, "a 3-j BUSH
els II Kansas counties, % 1-3 bushels; 10
Indiana counties, "a AS bushels; 20 Iowa
counties, SO 1.2 bushels; II Dakota counties,
30 Ill bushels; 8 Minnesota counties, 80
bushels, and u Nebraska counties; 32
bushels.
The recent rains have much refreshed
and invigorated the pastures, and faiI
supply of fall feed is now anticipated,
Potatoes generally are turning out poor
crop on account of drought, but late va.
rieties have been helped by the rains. The
apple crop will be generally light in the
West. Cattle are beginning TO pick up in
condition, and are reported in good health
as a rule.
The average condition of the corn crop
in the States reporting is as follows:
Twenty-sx counties in Illinois report an
average condition of the crop of BOA per
cent; eleven counties in Wisconsin, 500
per cent; ten counties in Ohio, 69.5
per cent; eleven counties in Missouri, So
per cent; ten counties In Michigan.
45.5 per cent; seven counties in
Kentucky, SO per cent; thirteen counties
in Kansas, 40.7 per cent; nine counties in
| Indiana, A. per cent; nineteen counties in
Iowa, 81 per cent; thirteen counties in
Dakota, l25 per cent; ten counties in Min
nesota, 19.5 per cent; and thirteen coun'
ties in Nebraska, 20 per cent.
| The weather has been favorable for all
crops in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
and in the Middle Atlantic and New En-.
gland States. In Minnesota the uncut
crops were improved, and harvest crops
DAMAGED by rains,